Excise Policy: ED carrying out raids in 35 locations in Delhi, Punjab, Hyderabad

The raids were conducted in connection with its money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, official sources said.

As per sources, some liquor distributors, companies and linked entities are being searched.

So far, the ED has conducted more than 103 raids in this case till now and had also arrested Sameer Mahandru, a liquor businessman and managing director of liquor manufacturing company Indospirit last month in the case.

The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR.

The liquor scheme came under the scanner after the Delhi LG recommended a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of Delhi’s Excise Policy 2021-22. He had also suspended 11 excise officials in the matter.

(With inputs from PTI)